Math-Tinik

Math-Tinik (lit. 'math-thorn'; stylized as MATH-Tinik, a pun on the word “Matinik” which literally translates to “Thorny” but is often used to mean ‘sharp’ in terms of mental acuity) is a Philippine educational children's television series produced by the E-Media program of ABS-CBN Foundation (now the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation) and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS; now the Department of Education). The series was conceived by producer Gina Lopez to impart mathematics lessons to students through visual means. The series aired from January 7, 1997, to 2004.

Cast

 * Angela Garcia as Ms. Math-Tinik
 * Lorena Garcia as Sheila Mae
 * Huey Remulla as Charlie
 * Claudine Alejandro as Patricia
 * Mark Guayco as Joey


 * Introduced in 2000
 * Herbie Go as Artmetic

Production
The series' headwriters are Catherina Calzo-Fournier and Andrea Delos Reyes, with the former later becoming editor-in-chief of the Pinas newspaper. One of the episode directors is Rene Guidote, who has also directed Sine'skwela, Bayani, Pahina and other educational series made by ABS-CBN Foundation. As with other educational television programs from the ABS-CBN Foundation and DECS, a single episode of Math-Tinik took between three and nine months to make from conception to approval.

Music
The "Math-Tinik Theme" was sung by Cris Villonco, with lyrics by Ting-ting Calzo-Fournier and music composed by Jungee Marcelo. The series composers were Noel Argosino, Froilan Malimban, and Noel Manalo, who also provided sound effects for the series.

In the 1999 episode "Numeration", the song "Numerals" was composed by Liezel Ann Tiamzon. In the 2000 episode "Time and Calendar", the song "Time and Calendar" was also composed by Tiamzon, sung by Caloy Santos Jr.